MH-044 Thavius Beck - Go!/AwayIn anticipation for the releases of Dialogue, his third Mush full-length, Thavius Beck has assembled the Go!/Away split single. The album versions of "Go!" and "Away" are accompanied by two distinctive remixes. "Go!" is rebuilt from the ground up by UK producer Offshore into a loping mix that finds the dirtiest-Southernmost synths sailing above a half-time electro drum beat that will bleed your woofers dry. "Away" is given a twitchy, paranoiac retrofitting by one of the Los Angeles beat scene's brightest, Flying Lotus. For those anxiously awaiting the latest Thavius Beck full-length, the Go!/Away single will be a feast for hungry ears.

Tracklist

01. Go!

02. Go! (Offshore Remix)

03. Away

04. Away (Flying Lotus Remix)

Release Details

Release Date: 10/27/2009

Running Time: 11:01

Download/Available/$3.00

LOSSLESS/Available/$5.00

Territory: World Excluding UK/Europe

License For UK/Europe: Big Dada - Release Date: 10/26/2009

Reviews Summary

The City Of Angels is a relentless musical force, and today’s track of the day unites two of Los Angele’s finest purveyors of skewed electronica, as Thavius Beck’s ‘Away’ gets a once-over from Flying Lotus. - Clash / Seriously, this Offshore remix is something special. - Fact / Distinctive remixes by UK producer Offshore and one of the Los Angeles beat scene’s brightest, Flying Lotus. - UGS Mag

Calling Los Angeles’ Thavius Beck a “Renaissance man” is almost giving him short shrift, so prolific and multi-talented is the producer, emcee, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. His career began back in the mid-1990s a producer and rapper in Global Phlowtations, a west coast underground hip hop group who released three LPs with Beck assuming engineering duties under the Adlib pseudonym. In the years since, Beck has collaborated with and remixed a spectrum of artists including Saul Williams, Busdriver, Nine Inch Nails, and Daedelus, in addition to releasing albums in ’04 and ’06 under his own name. These self-credited LPs, released by Mush Records, borrow as much from the electronic music world as they do from the hip-hop scene, showcasing Beck’s immense talents as a producer. On January 26th, Beck released his third album, Dialogue, which featured the artist assuming vocal duties more prominently than on his previous efforts. As “Go!” illustrates, it is a welcome return; one of Beck’s most impressive talents has always been his dexterity on the microphone, spitting lyrics like fire with a tongue-blazing speed reminiscent of OutKast’s Big Boi. With a rapid-fire tempo and a run time under two and a half minutes, “Go!” feeds on its quickness, emphasizing Beck’s swift verses with a nearly frenetic instrumental backing. Vocal samples and record scratches loop in the background, but the track’s energy come from a sizzling, hi-hat heavy drum machine and some intense synthesizer arpeggios which set off in colorful flashes. If anything, “Go!” is over too soon, but it is a quintessential example of how Beck continues pushing boundaries while pleasing fans.